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The next day, we were in the gym class.
No matter how many times I tried to woke up Yuma from his depression...he only gave me a fake smile.
I was worried..he was all alone in a corner ..
I couldn't let him stay alone.
I sat beside Yuma as everyone around us jumped vaults.
"Ehy Yuma"
"What's it Uchuu?",asked him in a bored tone.
I patted his shoulder,"..I can only try to understand how you're feeling..but..you know..I'm here,so..you can count on me,always"
He stared at me, smiling a bit... Finally!
"I know, I know..you're always here for me, thanks Sis"
"Cause I'm you sis", I said smiling.
"Yuma!You aren't challenging twenty stacks today?",yelled Kotori as he ran over to us.
Yuma gripped his half-key,"It's okay today. I'll pass."
"Yuma…" whispered Kotori. She was obviously worried...
That damn Shark..he has my Blue Eyes and My D.M. Girl... and he broke the most important thing for Yuma...
If Yuma won't return to his usual self... I'll crush Shark with all I've got.
At the end of the school day, I and Tetsuo were searching together for missing piece of the Emperor's Key.
Tetsuo asked me to search together..that was nice of him.
Yuma'll be surely happy!
"Tetsuo-kun! I've found it,finally!"I said,after a bit of poking in the bushes of the school.
I and him stared happy at the piece of the Emperor's Key.
"Good work Uchuu-chan",said him patting my shoulder.
I have him a bright smile,"Nah, If it wasn't for you..I'll still be here for like two hours!Thanks to you"
Then ho looked away, on his his face..was a sadly smile.
"..I'm sorry Uchuuko, if it wasn't for me...then..your precious cards wouldn't be in the hands of Shark right now...I'm very sorry.."
I gasped a little.
That Tetsuo..
I patted his shoulder, like he did before to me..and I smiled trying to reassure him.
"It's okay, Yuma will return to us both you deck and my cards"
"But..if I shouldn't.."
I looked angry at him,"Don't say such things! You wouldn't know what will happen! So..don't apologize"
He blushed bright red and looked away from me,"L-let's go to Yuma!Neh?!", then he ran leaving me behind.
"W-wait for me!",I yelled following him.
That Tetsuo..!
We both ran over Kotori and Yuma, that were already going home.
"Yuma,Yuma!",we both yelled.
Yuma then, turned to us with his usual sad face..
But when I opened my hands, revealing the missing piece of the Emperor's Key ..he embraced me tightly, smiling of joy.
That's my usual Yuma, finally.
He was happy...so I was happy too.
"How long did you take to find it guys?!",asked him putting the piece of the key in his pocket.
"Heh,You know Tetsuo ask..", I was about to reply but Tetsuo interrupted me.
"Tch,do you think I would have been looking for it all morning just for you? Are you crazy", Tetsuo went embarrassed.
I laughed at his reactions...oh man...that was really nice for him,and Yuma noticed too.
We watched him walk away smiling.
"The truth is that it was frustrating looking for it, you know?!", I said joking a bit.
He stared at me mortified,"Oe! I hadn't ask for anything!"
Kotori sighed at us,"Guys...stop it..already...", yeah she was accustomed to our little squabbles.
"Is that so?..Then I'll take it back", I replied stiffly.
"N-no I'm sorry, I'm sorry Uchuu!",begged Yuma with sparkling.
There was a moment of silence .. then we started to laugh all three together.
"I was joking idiot! ..You know..I promised it to you..that I'll find it...and I found the piece with Tetsuo; I'll never break a promise", I said smiling at him.
"Yeah..thanks again, Uchuu",said him smiling.
"Then..do you best tomorrow!"
"Sure! You can count on me! I've made a promise too, to you and Tetsuo, I'll give my best!"
"Just do Kattobingu..as always", I said smiling with Kotori.
"I'll do it always! Kattobingu da ore!", he yelled jumping happily.
Then he give me an high-five , as usual, before a duel.
In front of us there was a beautiful view...the sky was already orange with some shade of blue;the sun was setting quickly..and so..Yuma's duel was coming closer and closer.
These two pair of golden eyes appeared that night too.
I can't really believe..these...were his eyes ?
Beautiful..just...beautiful.
..In that dream, it was only I..and him... No screams,hopefully.
But..why I couldn't see him clearly? I want to know what's his face!
..
"Just..wait"
"..For you?"
"Open the door, you have to open it"
That door...is that important..?
And...whats my most precious thing? And Yuma's?..
I've no clue...yet.
All I wanted was to see clearly that being of my dreams...but why I'm so interested in him?
"Yuma..just..have faith in your deck..and don't give up", I said looking at him.
"Like I will. I won't give up, you can stay relaxed..just..cheer for me,eh?"
"Yeah, so..you've understand what I said to you about strategies and all the stuff?"
"Yeah, yeah don't worry! I'll do Kattobingu!"
We were walking with Kotori and Tetsuo at the place of the duel.
I've always taught at Yuma some things about duel monster..I hope he'll implement them in this difficult duel.
But he was carefree as usual... the only things to do was to believe in him.
Shark was already here..with these two bully of the day before.
"I will congratulate you for not running away in fear,"said Shark, "But if you ran away with your tail running, your deck would have been safe."
"Sorry for you, but Yuma's not that type of person", I said smiling confidently.
He looked at me a bit surprised,"Guess who's here..! You recovered well eh,Uchuuko?"
"Thanks for the interest..but..I couldn't miss the day of your defeat..Shark", I said staring at him.
Shark only laughed at my words..but...he was wrong about Yuma; I believed in Yuma.
Yuma pointed at him,"Instead of running away from someone like you, I would rather quit being a duelist! Kattobingu daze, ore! Duel Disk, set! D-Gazer, set! Duel target,lock on!"
A/R Link established.
My right eye was turning golden, and Kotori and Tetsuo put their d-gazer on.
Finally...the duel was about to begin.
"Duel!"
"Yuma..you better don't lose", I said staring at him.
He gave me a confident gaze,"Just watch Uchuu"
"Hang in there,Yuma!",cheered Kotori.
"Let's go!My turn, draw!" yelled Yuma,"I summon Zubaba Knight (Atk:1600-Lvl:3)! It's the first turn, so I can't attack. So I end my turn like this!"
Mmm... not that bad ..but it would have been more good if he had set a trap card or a magic card..maybe he doesn't have one in his hands...
"It's my turn,draw!"said Shark,"I summon Big Jaws (Atk:1800-Lvl:3)!"
If Shard had attacked Yuma..he wouldn't have received a lot of damage..though..Shark isn't to be underestimated.
"He had a monster stronger than Zubaba Knight in his hand?" questioned Yuma.
"That kind of trash monster should have been summoned in defense position," said Shark.
Garbage ..? How he could call a monster "garbage"?! Who he think he was?!
..That Shark..made me very angry...but..I've to stay calm.
Shark continued, "Well,even if you had a better monster than that,it would've been pointless.I activate the magic card Aqua Jet!Until the end phase a Water attribute monster's attack is increased by 1000 points (Atk:2800)!"
"It's here!" said boy 1.
"Shark-san's magic combo!" said boy 2.
"Go Big Jaws,attack Zubaba Knight! Big Mess!", ordered Shark.
Zubaba Knight was destroyed.
YUMA:2800 - SHARK:4000
"Zubaba!" yelled Yuma.
"I place one card face down..and end my turn",said Shark smiling.
Damn it..Yuma had already taken 1200 of damage in a single turn!
"Damn it!" cursed Yuma, "But I only lost 1200 LP!My turn,draw! I summon Gagaga Magician (Atk:1500-Lvl:4)! I'm counting on you, Gagaga!"
There it was, Gagaga Magician! It looks a lot like my Dark Magician..and I like him very much,he was my favorite monster of Yuma's deck..but..with his actual atk points..he couldn't defeat Big Jaws.
Maybe Yuma was up with an equip spell card.
"What?"asked Shark, "Only an attack power of 1500? and it's in attack position? That's a total misplay"
He continued to make fun of Yuma.
I know that Yuma wasn't the best duelist..but..by his look..I could tell for sure that he had something in his mind.
"It's not!"said Yuma,"I equip from my hand Wonder Wand to Gagaga Magician! A monster equipped with Wonder Wand will have its attack increased by 500 points (Atk:2000)! If the attack power is low, then I will power up with an equip magic card!"
Like I thought ,then.
Good...if the set card of Shark wasn't a trap card..the attack of Yuma would have gone to sign.
But..
"Alright!" cheered Kotori,"With this, it's power is higher than Big Jaws!"
"Go, Gagaga Magician!",ordered Yuma "Attack Big Jaws!"
"To totally ignore my face down card…what an amateur" said Shark, "Trap activate!"
"Trap card?!",asked Yuma incredulously.
"Zeus Breath!" said Shark, "This card activates when my opponents monster attacks and it negates the attack!"he continued, "Also, when there is a Water-attribute monster on the field, it inflicts 800 points of damage to the opponent! My Big Jaws is a Water-attribute monster! So, you will take on 800 points of damage!"
YUMA:2000
SHARK:4000
Yuma was already half of his LP... No good...but it wasn't the end.
Damn..if only Yuma had increased a little defense..
"Damn it!" swore Yuma.
"Yuma ,pull yourself together!", I urged.
"I know, I know..ah, watch Uhcuu! I set one trap card, turn end!", he said smiling to me.
I and Kotori looked to each other speechless..Tetsuo put an hand on his face shocked as well.
"Yuma..",said Tetsuo face-paling.
"You idiot! You shouldn't tell to your opponent what type of cards you set! It'll be an advantage for them..!", I yelled sighing.
"Dang it Yuma! What are you doing?!", yelled Kotori.
She wasn't a duelist..but she knew at least the basics... oh man.
Yuma turned to me, laughing nervously.
"Hehehe, sorry Uchuu...I forgot.."
Hehehe a damn...what an idiot...
"You stupid trash,"said Shark getting Yuma's attention,"My turn, draw! I summon Skull Kraken (Atk:600-Lvl:3)!"
"Attack power of 600," said Yuma, reading its stats,"Alright. There aren't any monsters on his field that has higher attack than Gagaga Magician!"
Too bad that Shark duels were not so simplistic.
"Yuma, focus! Don't let your guard down!", I remembered to him.
Shark smiled at me, for a moment.
"You should listen to his advice you know?I activate Skull Kraken's effect! When Skull Kraken is summoned, it destroys face-up magic or trap card on the opponent's field! I destroy Wonder Wand!"
The atk of Gagaga Magician then went back to 1500.
"What?!",asked Yuma shocked.
Things were starting to go wrong.
"With this, Shark has two monsters on his field," said Tetsuo,"This pattern is the same as when he dueled me!"
"What do you mean?",asked Kotori confused.
"..And Xyz Summon", I said.
Yeah, Shark was going to perform an Xyz Summon..and Yuma didn't have any Xyz monster in his deck..!
"Looks like Yuma really can't win…",said Tetsuo.
"Yuma…",whispered Kotori.
I looked at them seriously and clutched my fists.
"..I believe in Yuma. I know that he could win the duel..he'll use well the card that I gave to him..I know!"
"..A card?",asked Kotori.
"Yeah, I've entrusted him with a card of mine..'cuz I knew that he'll be able to use it well!I haven't lost hope..so..I'll be continuing to cheer for him!", I continued turning to face Yuma.
But..I saw that he was staring at the ground..he couldn't have give up,no..!
"What's wrong?" asked Shark, "Are you really planning on becoming the Duel Champion with those kinds of skills?"
Yuma clutched his Key.
Shark really was getting on my nerves.
"Because you are still clinging onto something like that, you can't win in a duel!",mocked Shark.
Strangely,I came to touch my gem ... I felt that something was going to happen.
"What?!",asked Yuma enraged.
"I just thought of something good,"said Shark,"If I take away your deck, just like your key, I will rip it all apart!"
"Who do you think you are?! You've already done enough,don't you think?!",I couldn't stay silent more longer.
"You bastard…",growled Yuma.
"Don't you see how pathetic he is?! In the end,you can't do anything all alone, can you?",Shark continued to insult Yuma.
I trembled with rage..but Yuma..he was more furious than me.
"Stop joking around!" yelled Yuma, "I'm not someone like that! No matter how much I fail, no matter how much I get laughed at, I will always Kattobingu!Because…I always believe in myself! My Kattobingu hasn't finished yet!"
Yuma ripped his half-key from its cord and it was glowing insanely.
With my surprise..my gem..was glowing too..what the hell? It was the very first time that the gem glowed so intensely!..
A shining blue and red...
I was shocked...I couldn't feel any pain..that was the first time...indeed, the pain that I had for the breaking of the Emperor's Key had completely disappeared.
What the hell was going on?! ..When I opened my eyes... I found myself together with Yuma, in front of that demoniac door that was haunting our dreams for a while 'time now.
I and Yuma looked surprised to each other.
"Yuma!"
"Uchuuko!"
"It's..our dream!", we said both in unison.
Yuma held me against me, to prevent our falling from that rocky bridge,that seems quite unsafe..
"Now, you both,open the door", said the door with his usual impressive voice.
"it's really her...the door..from my dream..",said him staring at the door.
"Yuma..this not seem a dream", I pointed out.
Then I noticed that the key of Yuma..was returned in one piece! But what..just happened..?
And my gem didn't stop to shine!
"Open the door! One of you will get a new power..and another will be able to discover his true powers..and will be able to control them..and then..rediscover himself..his past..but, both of you, will lose your most precious thing!",thundered the door.
He was talking about me.. my past... my powers..?
I was a bit afraid but..I really wanted to know more about my past..about my self.
I wasn't an idiot..I..wasn't a normal teenager,and I was aware of it.
Then... I'll do it. I'll open the door. But..whats my most precious thing?...I couldn't say for sure..
And Yuma? Whats his most precious? I'll ask him for sure later.
"Uchuu..let's do this! Together!", he gave me a confident smile and he held out his hand towards me.
I smiled to him,"..I don't know for sure whats is going to happen..but..I want to know more about myself,even if will happen nothing! Let's go..Yuma!",then, I took his hand.
We started sprinting towards the demon door;Yuma shot his hand through the keyhole.
I..I suddenly found my gem..in my hand! What...? How could..?!
No; question came later...now..I've to do it.
Then, with the gem ..I unlocked the other clock ,rhombus-shaped.
The chains began to break,and the door finally opened.
I was surrounded by a barrier blue and red ..and the gem rejoined the hollow of my neck .. but something had changed.
The gem was framed by a silver circular necklace that it clung perfectly with my neck.
It seemed .. a real necklace with a stone in the center ..!
I tried to take it off .. with no success.
I stared at it shocked...what the hell...?
Then I turned to the door..that was shining a lot..and ..maybe I saw wrong..but..I thought I saw a blue figure go trough it quickly...I saw his eyes...two pair of golden eyes...and I gasped.
Maybe...it was Him..for real?! ..No...it wasn't possible! He was just a projection of my dreams ..no?!He lived only there...no...?
Wait for me.
But..his eyes were so familiar... no.. it couldn't be..
So..the being hit Yuma..and..a bunch of cards suddenly surrounded him.. which began shortly after to scatter everywhere.
Also, my barrier was fading away..
"Huh,what…what's this?!",asked Yuma.
Then, in a blink of an eye,we were back to the duel.
Yuma was sitting while my gem had stopped the barrier and its glow.
I was till shocked by everything that had happened...but I knew for sure that..it wasn't a dream;that circular necklace that had established forcefully on my neck,and that was to surround my gem..was the proof of that.
I touched it with a bit of shock.
"What…what was that just now?" asked Yuma, "A dream?..Uchuu..you're here?!"
"Yuma..look at this!", I pointed out my new necklace to him.
He looked at it shocked as well.
"What's this?! What..happened to us...? does it hurts,Uchuu?",asked him worried,getting up cautiously.
I shook my head.
"..No...but..look at Shark", I pointed at him.
I had heard come from him an abnormal aura ..
"What is this?" he asked, "Strength is overflowing within me…"
I saw his body surrounded by a purple disturbing aura.. It was going to happen something out of normal...something very scary.
I completely forgot about the necklace-gem at that time.
"Yuma, stay aware!It'll be arrive something that don't belong to this world!Something never seen before!", even I couldn't understand what I was saying.
But..I felt it ..from the very start of the duel..but..why?
Yuma looked at me confused...then I turned to face Shark.
He was very strange... very different from before.
He winced in pain,"I overlay the level 3 Big Jaws and Skull Kraken! I construct the overlay network with the two monsters! Come, No.17 Revise Dragon (Atk:2000-Rank:3)!"
I watched the monster that had just been summoned on the field of Shark..that was a monster never seen before .. and what the hell were these numbers?!
"..This is the power that don't belong to this world...I didn't knew the existence of this kind of monster..", I stated staring at the strange monster.
"Numbers?" asked Yuma.
"That isn't the monster he summoned in my duel!",said Tetsuo.
"Then what is that?",asked Kotori.
"Same with Uchuu-chan, I never heard of this kind of monster before!,said Tetsuo.
Shark continued,"I activate Revise Dragon's effect! Once per turn, by using an overlay unit, Revise Dragon's attack points increases by 500!"
"What?!",asked Yuma disbelievingly.
"Go Revise Dragon, vice stream (Atk:2500)!",ordered Shark.
Gagaga Magician was destroyed...when Yuma was pushed backwards by the blast.
"Yuma!",yelled Kotori.
That number..will cause trouble for Yuma...he hadn't such a monster.. but...he still had LP left.
"Looks like the match is set," said Shark, "I will finish you off with the next blow!"
Yuma was still struggling on the ground, "Ugh…it hurts…Damn it, looks like I can't-"
That jerk..was going to surrender ?! He was perhaps begin to lose hope?..I couldn't stay silent no more.
"Stand Up!", I yelled determined.
..But...I wasn't the only one to say it.
..Someone said it..with me..at the same time precise!
Then..for the first time..I noticed for the first time a blue being floating alongside Yuma!
I looked at him shocked... He..was the same being of the door..? He was really the being of my dreams?..
That couldn't be true..
"Let's win", he continued.
"Just..who are you?!",asked Yuma voicing my thoughts.
The next chapter will be the third :3 = "My name is Astral,part2"
That strange blue being apparently is a duelist!
And he resemble a lot the being of my usual dreams..but..who knows..I couldn't tell for sure!
..Then Yuma will get a new card by the strange being that named himself: Astral.